August 29, 2012 / Front Page

Thousands of tennis fans came to the USTA Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park on August 25 to participate in the day of fun sponsored by the United States Tennis Association and the US Open. More...

On August 23, Queens College Student Association President Karamvir Singh led hundreds of students on the college Quad in a flash mob performance of a popular Indian dance routine, masala bangla. More...

Donovan’s Pub, the Irish-American neighborhood landmark at 57-24 Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, is on the market, for sale by owner Joe Donovan.The pub, which opened in 1966, is one of many Irish pubs in Woodside known for their hospitality and “old c More...

Detectives at the Queens Special Victims Squad are searching for a young woman they want to question in connection with a newborn baby that was abandoned last week outside the Woodside Housing Project. Police last week released a photo of Cathy More...

Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder joined Old Mill Yacht Club President Sal Mossa and Rick Rhodes on a tour of the Jamaica Bay waterfront to see firsthand the work needed to be done in order to clean and preserve the marshlands surrounding John F. More...

The owner of the 5Pointz building is anxiously awaiting approval of a demolition permit by the city Department of Buildings to proceed with plans to develop two high-rise residential towers at the site. More...

With more and more veterans returning from overseas deployment, State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky praised the United State Tennis Association and returning wounded warrior Ryan McIntosh, who will be serving as US Open ball boy during this year’s champi More...

104th PrecinctAttempted Bank RobberyQueens detectives are searching for a jittery bandit who tried to hold up a Middle Village bank on August 10.Cops said the suspect walked into a Chase Bank branch on Metropolitan Avenue near 74th Street at 5:45 p.m More...

Four former crackheads convicted in the 1988 assassination of rookie Queens cop, Edward Byrne, are scheduled to appear for the first time before parole boards that will decide if they have earned their freedom. More...

Detectives at the Queens Special Victims Unit are questioning a suspect sought in connection with a July 25 rape at an Astoria residence. Police last week released a photo of James Peeples, 27, who was arrested this week and taken in for questio More...

State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. welcomed some 125 veterans and their families to his fourth annual Veterans’ BBQ held outside his Howard Beach district office and VFW Post 2565, under the leadership of Pat Connolly. More...

With only 15 days until Primary elections on Thursday, September 13, candidates seeking to win their party’s support and become candidates for state legislative positions can be expected to make their final effort to get their names and message More...

Last Friday morning, a 53-year-old designer of women’s accessories stalked 33rd Street and Fifth Avenue outside the Empire State Building and shot and killed the executive he blamed for the failure of a tee-shirt line he had designed. More...